Columbia County data center gets planning panel recommendation

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Columbia County Planning Commission is recommending approval for a proposed data center in the Pumpkin Center area, with commissioners set to vote only on the zoning portion at this time.

The data center would be located in the Greenpoint neighborhood, a development completed in 2020.

If zoning is approved, the developer will have to submit construction plans to the planning department. The approval would include conditions such as a 70-decibel limit being tested.

Recommendations for the data center, as well as the Byrd Farm and White Oak centers, will go to the full commission on Feb. 3.

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